Indian Defence Update Blog

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s India visit earlier this month would be remembered, among other things, for the launch of the ambitious bullet train project. While the visit showed his commitment to his country’s ties with India, it...

Indian Air Force wants to procure 36 grounded Jaguar fighter aircraft from France to run its six squadrons of Jaguar deep penetration bombers that are in dire need of spares for operational readiness. The...

The US, Russia and China should agree not to export complete hypersonic missile systems or their major components to other countries, including India, where the technology is already under development, a top American...

Last Week, defence ministry announced the successful development of the most challenging missile India has developed so far – the Astra. Fired from a fighter aircraft travelling at over 1,000 kilometres per hour, the Astra...

Multiple scenarios are being rehearsed at Yuddh Abhyas 2017. It is one of the longest running military exchanges between India, US. The Yuddh Abhyas started on September 14 and ends tomorrow An American soldier...

A year ago, the army was planning “surgical strikes” across the India-Pakistan Line of Control (LoC) to avenge the killing of 19 Indian soldiers near Uri, on September 18. But Pakistani retaliation was anticipated...

The Border Security Force’s ‘Operation Arjun’ is a measure to target residences of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), retired Pakistani Army officers, and Pakistan Rangers who have been given a part of land near the Indian...